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Table Lamps For Sale
Creator: Artemide
Creator: Marcello Fantoni
Artemide Come Together Table Lamp by Carlotta de Bevilacqua
Located in Hicksville, NY
Come Together is an innovative portable lamp, that delivers a perfect light with 16 hours of operation without being connected to a wall power. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Artemide Tizio LED 30K Classic Table Lamp in Black by Richard Sapper
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tizio was designed by Industrial designer Richard Sapper in 1972. The sophisticated principal of fully adjustable balanced counterweights, lack of wires, and electrical conductor arms have made Tizio an illustrious award-winning design of the 20th century. Born in Germany in 1932, Richard Sapper created the Tizio desk lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mod Lesbo Italian Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Madrid, ES
Table lamp model "Lesbo" designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and edited by Artemide. Lampshade and diffuser are handmade of smoked and blown Murano glass. Polished metal base, Italy, 1970...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-century Vintage Red Dalù Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This rare table lamp was designed by Vico Magistretti for the Italian manufacture Artemide during the 1960s. The lamp is made of red plastic. Dalù is one of the best designs to reflect the strict style of the great artist, who placed beauty and everyday use on the same level. Vico Magistretti was born in Milan. He attended Parini High School before enrolled in the Regio Politecnico Faculty of Architecture in Milan in the fall of 1939. In 1943-1944 he moved to Switzerland, where he attended several academic courses at the Champ Universitarie Italien in Lausanne. It was then that he spent time with Ernesto Nathan Rogers, who had a key influence on his intellectual education. In 1945 he returned to Milan, where he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Polytechnic University. He immediately started working for his father's company, the architect Piergiulio Magistretti, in via Conservatorio. The 1950s were a very busy and fruitful period for the young architect, who came up with many innovative ideas and very quickly became one of the most outstanding representatives of the third generation. Over the next few years he worked as a designer as well as an architect, creating furniture and objects that will always be classics of contemporary production. It was then that he was awarded the Golden Compass for the Eclisse lamp...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps

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Plastic

Richard Sapper ‘Tizio’ Table Lamp Artemide, Italy, 1972
Located in London, GB
Richard Sapper (1932-2015) was born in German but worked in Italy, and his work brings together the best design principles of both nations. On one hand the ‘Tizio’ lamp possesses a northern European emphasis on functionalism. It was conceived as the ideal table lamp by its creator because of its wide range of movements, based on precisely calibrated counterweights at the end of each of the arms. On the other hand, it has a radically lithe profile and dusky, equipoised sense of style redolent of southern European sensibilities. It has become “an icon of high-tech design”, according to the MoMA where an example exhibited, and had its heyday as the lamp of choice for the design-conscious bright young things...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Small Grey Glass Shade Table Lamp Bibi by A. Mendini for Artemide-Sidecar, 1993
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Light grey glass shade with multicolored geometrical decoration. The lamp remains in brand new condition with its original packaging.
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Plastic

Michele De Lucchi 'Dioscuri 25' Table Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Michele De Lucchi 'Dioscuri 25' table lamp for Artemide. 'Dioscuri' is a timeless fixture that diffuses a heavenly light. This multipurpose lamp features a minimalistic design that...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Artemide Curiosity 36 Table Lamp in Black by Davide Oppizzi
Located in Hicksville, NY
Curiosity is a new portable lamp that functions not only as a work of art, but also as a spotlight to showcase the spaces we live in or the objects that can be housed inside it. Curi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Small Mattheo Thun 'Laguna 16' Glass and Gold Metal Table Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Small Mattheo Thun 'Laguna' glass and gold metal table lamp for Artemide. This lyrical design casts a warm and softly diffused light in its su...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Marcello Fantoni Torch Cut Iron Brutalist "Skyscraper" Table Lamps
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall pair of Marcello Fantoni handcrafted Torch Cut Steel Table Lamps, 1950's. Featuring open pierced, welded and sealed cylindrical pipe type forms with Nickel, Silver coloration an...
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1950s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Cut Steel

Two Pileino Table Lamps by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two Pileino table lamps by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1972. Lacquered metal. Original EU cord. We recommend one E14 candelabra 100w maximum bulb pe...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Large Michele De Lucchi 'Dioscuri 35' Table Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Michele De Lucchi 'Dioscuri 35' table lamp for Artemide. 'Dioscuri' is a timeless fixture that diffuses a heavenly light. This multipurpose lamp features a minimalistic desig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Pair of “Accademia” Table Lamps by Cini Bori for Artemide, 1970's
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of “Accademia” Table lamps by Cini Bori Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1970s for Artemide. Original EU cord with the adapter. 75w ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Artemide Gople Classic Max 22W E26 Table Lamp in Blue Sapphire
Located in Hicksville, NY
Gople Lamp is the latest product in the ongoing collaboration between Artemide and Bjarke Ingels Group. Gople is crafted of a pill shape, the glass is blown according to ancient Vene...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Large Fantoni for Raymor Signed Ceramic Lion Lamp with Original Label
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Amazing Lion Form table lamp by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor. Signed and retains its original label. Marcello Fantoni was Born in Florence on October 1, 1915, Marcello Fantoni reg...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Desk Lamp 'Alistro' by Ernesto Gizmondi for Artemide, 1980s, Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
'Alistro' desk lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide with black body and white acrylic lampshade. Designed in 1983 and manufactured during the 1980s. The lamp was never in use ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Italian Black and White Table Lamp 'Shogun' by Mario Botta
Located in Berlin, DE
Postmodern Italian black and white table lamp 'Shogun' by Mario Botta for Artemide, 1986 A post modern table lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide. The cylindrical base made of powder co...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

Extra Large Michele De Lucchi 'Dioscuri 42' Table Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Extra large Michele De Lucchi 'Dioscuri 42' table lamp for Artemide. 'Dioscuri' is a timeless fixture that diffuses a heavenly light. This multipurpose l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Artemide Tizio 35 HAL Table Lamp in Black by Richard Sapper
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tizio was designed by Industrial designer Richard Sapper in 1972. The sophisticated principal of fully adjustable balanced counterweights, lack of wires, and electrical conductor arms have made Tizio an illustrious award-winning design of the 20th century. Born in Germany in 1932, Richard Sapper created the Tizio desk lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Mario Bellini Pair of Area Lamps for Artemide
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare pair of Mario Bellini pair of table lamps, Model Area 10 & Model Area 20, by designer Mario Bellini for Artemide, the 1970s. The Pair have a di...
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1970s Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Adjustable Postmodern Table Lamp Fire Fly by Emanuele Ricci for Artemide 1989
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, elegant, minimalistic and articulated table lamp or desk light 'Fire Fly'. Designed by Emanuele Ricci, 1989 for Sidecar / Artemide, Italy. With adjustable arm and 360° rotati...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Tolomeo Mini Table Lamp Fassina De Lucchi Pair of Desk Light for Artemide, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Pair, Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina designed these retractable and adjustable Table or Desk light for Artemide, Italy. Designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Metal

Artemide Ipparco LED Table Lamp in Black by Neil Poulton
Located in Hicksville, NY
Providing light at once ambient and directional, Ipparco’s circle of light can attach anywhere on its stem via a powerful magnet. Maximum flexibility in LED form invites interaction....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Ettore Sottsass "Pausania" Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamps by the master! True collector's items from Italy. Available the pair.
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1980s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Lamp "Electra'', Giuliana Gramigna, 1960
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Lamp `` Electra '' - Giuliana Gramigna Artemide edition, Italy 1960 Glass and steel Measures: H38 x D50.   
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Artemide Tizio HAL Micro Table Lamp in Black by Richard Sapper
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tizio was designed by Industrial designer Richard Sapper in 1972. The sophisticated principal of fully adjustable balanced counterweights, lack of wires, and electrical conductor arms have made Tizio an illustrious award-winning design of the 20th century. Born in Germany in 1932, Richard Sapper created the Tizio desk lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage "Pallade" Floor or Table Lamp by Studio Tetrach, Artemide Italy ca. 1960
Located in Geneva, CH
Vintage and iconic floor or table lamp designed by the collective designers group Studio Tetrach and produced by Artemide Milano ca. 1960's White plats...
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1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

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Plastic

Tizio Table Lamp by Richard Sapper for Artemide
Located in Vienna, AT
Tizio table lamp designed by Richard Sapper in 1972. It has been selected for the Compasso d'Oro Industrial design award in 1979. An item of it is par...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Telegono Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1968 in Very Good Condition
Located in München, DE
Original Telegono table lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1968. In very good, perfect original condition. The Italian classic with a red frame and the movable shade in creamy w...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Artemide Demetra Micro LED 7W 30K Table Lamp in Matte Black by Naoto Fukasawa
Located in Hicksville, NY
Simple in concept, Demetra has an adjustable, turnable and tiltable head with integrated dimmer switch atop an extending arm allowing for direct LED light diffusion. Made of aluminum...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

20th Century Grey Italian Artemide Table Lamp, Desk Light by Riccardo Blumer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A grey, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian table lamp made of hand crafted brushed aluminum, designed by Riccardo Blumer and produced by Artemide, featuring a one light socket in good condition. This desk light is a discontinued model, the base has still the original label. The wires have been renewed. Wear consistent with age and use. circa 1960, Italy. Measures: Base: 0.5" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" D Shade: 2.75" H x 4.5" W 5" D Riccardo Blumer is an Italian designer, architect, professor and a choreographer born in 1959 in Bergamo, Italy. Blumer graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan, the largest technical university in Italy. In 1966, he designed laleggera for Alias, which won the ADI Compasso d’Oro in 1998. Since 2006, Blumer works at the University of San Marino, Italy. Artemide is an Italian design-oriented manufacturer, founded in 1960 in Pregnana Milanese, Italy by the Italian engineer Ernesto Gismondi. The company Artemide is well-known for their excellent design, for example the Tizio desk lamp...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Pair Marcello Fantoni Italian Ceramic and Brass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Marcello Fantoni Italian Ceramic and Brass Lamps. The lamps have an organic ceramic shape, brass rod with milk glass shades.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Artemide Eclisse Table E12 Table Lamp in White by Vico Magistretti
Located in Hicksville, NY
An icon of Italian industrial design, Eclisse can provide direct or diffuse light. Inspired by a miner’s lamp used by the hero Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, the lamp is composed of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Artemide Gople Mini Max 7W E12 Table Lamp in White by Bjarke Ingels Group
Located in Hicksville, NY
Gople Lamp is the latest product in the ongoing collaboration between Artemide and Bjarke Ingels Group. Gople is crafted of a pill shape, the glass is blown according to ancient Vene...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Table Lamp Sintesi Morsetto by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide 1970s
Located in Padova, IT
Very rare Table lamp Sintesi Morsetto designed by Ernesto Gismondi and produced by Artemide 1970s. This is the arm version with clamp for fixing. Painted metal structure, aluminum diffuser Founded in 1960s, Artemide is one of the most known illumination brands in the world. Known for its "The Human Light...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Marcello Fantoni Studio Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian studio ceramic table lamp in green by Marcello Fantoni, circa 1950. Newly rewired.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Marcello Fantoni, Table Lamp, Hammered Copper, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A copper table lamp, produced by Marcello Fantoni, Italy, 1960s. Sold without lampshade. Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 31.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 (H x W x D) Dimensions Shade (inches...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Copper

Artemide Demetra Micro LED 7W 27K Table Lamp in White by Naoto Fukasawa
Located in Hicksville, NY
Simple in concept, Demetra has an adjustable, turnable and tiltable head with integrated dimmer switch atop an extending arm allowing for direct LED light diffusion. Made of aluminum...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Artemide Gople Mini Max 7W E12 Table Lamp in Silver by Bjarke Ingels Group
Located in Hicksville, NY
Gople Lamp is the latest product in the ongoing collaboration between Artemide and Bjarke Ingels Group. Gople is crafted of a pill shape, the glass is blown according to ancient Vene...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Artemide Tolomeo Classic Table Lamp with Inset Pivot in White
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” - Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of light. Created for Artemide in 1987 by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Tolomeo has become an icon almost 30 years after its birth. Now available with integrated LED light source, model variations include an incorporated dimmer switch on the head, a motion sensor which uses passive infrared technology for energy conservation, and/or Tunable White...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Rare Grey Color Mezzoracolo Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1990s
Located in Renens, CH
Gae Aulenti, an Italian architect active during the post-war period has designed buildings, interiors, furniture and lamps during her career, many of them well-known such as the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, the Pipistrello and Oracolo lamp...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Artemide Alfa LED-T Table Lamp in White and Marble Base by Sergio Mazza
Located in Hicksville, NY
Artemide Alfa LED-T table lamp in white and black marble base. Designed by Sergio Mazza, its visionary design and luxurious combination of delicate glass...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Table or Wall Lamp "Eco" by Luciano Annichini for Artemide, Italy 1963
Located in Vienna, AT
Table or Wall Lamp "Eco" by Luciano Annichini for Artemide, Italy 1963. White lacquered table or wall lamp 'Eco' (which means "echo" in Italian) des...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Steel

Ceramic Table Lamp by Marcello Fantoni Italy, Muted Green & Burnt Orange, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ceramic pottery table lamp by Marcello Fantoni, Italy, 1960s. Muted colors of green, orange, and black. Signed on the underside. No chips, cracks, scuffs or repairs. Does not come wi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Artemide NH1217 LED Table Lamp in White with Brass Ring by Neri&HU
Located in Hicksville, NY
Nh1217 is a modern update to the traditional lantern. Its flexible brass handle allows the diffuser to be adjusted so that the lamp can be positioned in different ways. The brass han...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Italian Modern Electra Table Lamp by Giuliana Gramigna for Artemide, 1968
Located in MIlano, IT
Electra table lamp by Giuliana Gramigna for Artemide, 1968 Glass table lamp with large round base in white glass and a smaller rounded top. This table lamp was designed by Giuliana...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Artemide TIZIO HAL Table Lamp in Black w/ Floor Support by Richard Sapper
Located in Hicksville, NY
A display of aesthetic and functional balance, Tizio remains a modern design marvel. Introduced in 1972, the lamp is built with two counterweights allowing the user to direct the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Marcello Fantoni Italian Brutalist Torch Cut Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Italian early Brutalist torched wrought bronze and iron table lamp created by Marcello Fantoni. The piece was made during the 1970s and has a substantial weight to it. "Fantoni Firen...
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1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps

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Bronze, Iron

Pair of Postmodern "Itaca" Table Lamps by Orni Halloween for Artemide Side Car
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of Postmodern "Itaca" table lamps by Orni Halloween for Artemide side car, circa 1980s. These modern table lamps have stainless steel base and lamp post ...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Stainless Steel

Torch Cut Brutalist Marcello Fantoni Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Torch cut brutalist lamp by Marcello Fantoni. Marked Marcello Fantoni, Italy. Lamp measures 10.5" wide, 10.5" deep and 33.5" high from base to the bottom of socket. Lamp has been pro...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Cut Steel, Sheet Metal

Artemide Gople Classic Max 22W E26 Table Lamp in Smoked White
Located in Hicksville, NY
Gople Lamp is the latest product in the ongoing collaboration between Artemide and Bjarke Ingels Group. Gople is crafted of a pill shape, the glass is blown according to ancient Vene...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Tolomeo Gray Classic Pivot Lamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide TIZIO HAL Classic Table Lamp in Black w/ Floor Support by Richard Sappe
Located in Hicksville, NY
A display of aesthetic and functional balance, Tizio remains a modern design marvel. Introduced in 1972, the lamp is built with two counterweights allowing the user to direct the lig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Aluminum

Italian Table or Desk White Lamp, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
White adjustable table or desk lamp, Italy, 1970's Vintage Italian design lamp from the 70s Made of white enamelled steel. Widely adjustable po...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Electra Glass White Table Lamp by Giuliana Gramigna for Artemide, circa 1970
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Extraordinary Electra table or floor lamp designed by Giuliana Gramigna for Italian lighting and furniture manufacturer Artemide in 1968. The lamp may as well be used as a ceiling li...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Tolomeo Micro Table Lamp in Black & Blue by Michele de Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassin
Located in Hicksville, NY
“I designed the Tolomeo in 1986. Perhaps I ought to say that I invented it, as in point of fact the idea for a new mechanism came before the lamp was created.” Michele De Lucchi. The iconic Tolomeo lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Artemide Pausania LED Table Lamp in Black and Green by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Hicksville, NY
Artemide Pausania LED table lamp in black and green by Ettore Sottsass. The godfather of contemporary Italian design, Ettore Sottsass believed products should be as sensual as functional. Trained as an architect, Sottsass was a founding member of Memphis Design, a reaction against monotone formalism towards color and geometrical experimentation. Highly regarded through his iconic designs for the workplace with Olivetti, Sottsass had equal impact on private space with his “Superbox” closet, glass and ceramics. Originally designed in the 1980s era by Ettore Sottsass, Pausania has become a masterpiece of the design of the 20th century. It has become part of the permanent design collections of world renowned museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Steming from the visionary identity of Artemide, it reminds of a modern interpretation of the Classic banker’s lamp. Pausania’s technology has been reimagined to adapt to today’s standards of intelligent, eco-friendly, and energy efficient LED lighting. It is now featuring the latest Tunable White technology, allowing the user to select the right level of intensity as well as the right color of light he needs for each moment of life. Available for purchase within the United States only...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Resin

Marcello Fantoni Organic Shaped Ceramic Lamp with Heavy Texture Lava Glaze
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Table lamp by Marcello Fantoni. Heavily textured lava glaze with light blue, light green, and cream colors. Overall Dimensions 24” tall 15” wide Ceramic Portion 13” tall 6” wide ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs

Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.

Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.

After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.

After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons

Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today

If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.

Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.

Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.

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